Chesterfield missed the chance to move into the League Two play-off places after a 1-1 draw against Colchester.After Jack Payne found a quick opener for United, Will Grigg was on target for the sixth time in five games for the Spireites, who failed to capitalise on many chances to grab the winner.Payne comfortably slotted the ball into the corner of the net in the sixth minute following Oscar Thor

Nahki Wells struck a quick-fire double as Bristol City came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Stoke.Lewis Koumas and Andrew Moran had put the Potters 2-0 up inside the opening quarter-of-an-hour before a brace from Wells inside three minutes early in the second half hauled the Robins level.The draw extended Bristol City’s unbeaten run to six matches as they continued to be without head coac

Leeds moved up to second in the Sky Bet Championship as two goalkeeping blunders by Watford’s Daniel Bachmann helped them to a 2-1 win at Elland Road.The Austria keeper was at fault for both Leeds’ goals as they raced into a 2-0 lead inside the opening seven minutes through Largie Ramazani and Brenden Aaronson.Kwadwo Baah pulled one back for Watford, who were much improved in the secon

Dane Scarlett scored for the second game running in Oxford’s 1-1 draw with Derby at the Kassam Stadium – their fifth successive Championship stalemate.Scarlett, making his first league start for the U’s, fired them in front in the 12th minute, deftly turning in Idris El Mizouni’s cutback from the left after good work from Siri Dembele.Nathaniel Mendez-Laing drilled in an eq

A goal in either half saw Mansfield cement fourth spot in Sky Bet League One with a 2-1 victory at Wigan.After Dion Rankine had seen an early shot for Wigan saved by Cristy Pym, Mansfield took the lead just before the half-hour mark.Baba Adeeko coughed up possession deep in the Wigan half and Will Evans fired an unstoppable strike into the top corner of Sam Tickle’s net.Wigan were denied a p

Cardiff climbed out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a second home win in the space of four days against Portsmouth.A Regan Poole own goal and Callum Robinson’s close-range effort put Cardiff in command after 13 minutes on a night when the Bluebirds’ only regret was that the winning margin should have been far greater than the final 2-0 scoreline.The victory, fresh from

Joel Randall scored twice as Peterborough ran riot in returning to winning ways in Sky Bet League One with a 5-1 thrashing of Blackpool at the Weston Homes Stadium.The Posh’s first victory in three games lifted them three places to 12th in the table, while the poor Seasiders slid to their third straight defeat.Peterborough led after eight minutes when Kwame Poku’s low ball into the are

Walsall picked the perfect moments to put down struggling Carlisle during a 3-1 victory in a fast-paced Sky Bet League Two encounter.The Saddlers struck within two minutes, Jamille Matt mugging Harrison Neal in front of his own penalty area and rolling to his left for Nathan Lowe to fire home low across goal via a Harry Lewis’ post.It set the tone for a brisk first half, albeit without clear

Promotion-chasing Wrexham and Huddersfield played out a goalless draw at the Racecourse Ground.Neither side broke the deadlock in a clash which lacked final-third quality.Ryan Barnett’s jinking run and shot drew a fine stop from Town keeper Jacob Chapman in the first half’s standout moment.Huddersfield had their first real effort before half-time as Bojan Radulovic nodded Ollie Turton&

Birmingham’s storming start continued as the Sky Bet League One leaders beat Bolton 2-0 at St Andrew’s@Knighthead Park.Tomoki Iwata’s third-minute volley put them on their way to their ninth win in 11 games this season before Jay Stansfield’s 83rd-minute penalty sealed it.Iwata netted with a cushioned side-footed effort after former City player Josh Dacres-Cogley headed awa